Signature · 337 SNAP-authorized stores
Monmouth County, NJ
Monmouth County sits in the upper national band on low-access (34.1%, +12 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 34.1%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 5.4%
- on SNAP
- 645K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Monmouth County, NJ
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 34.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.0 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 4% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Warren County (+ 1.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Monmouth County sits in the upper national band (34.1%, #662 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #662
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in NJ
- 71
- low-access tracts
- 30K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 337 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Monmouth County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Monmouth County's 34.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #662 most-affected nationwide.
Monmouth County's elevated USDA tier split
143 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Monmouth County has 135 urban and 8 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Monmouth County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in New Jersey, not a full county-board reprint
- Ocean
Ocean 43.6%
43.6 % low-access
- Burlington
Burlington 36.3%
36.3 % low-access
- Cumberland
Cumberland 35.2%
35.2 % low-access
- Warren
Warren 35.1%
35.1 % low-access
- Monmouth
Monmouth 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- Cape May
Cape May 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Hudson 0.7
Hudson 0.7%
0.7 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 143 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 630,380 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 71 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 214,813 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.1%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 29,628 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 645,353 |
| Median Household Income | $124,845 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 13,702 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.4%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Monmouth County
Monmouth County has 337 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 110 locations (33% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 110
- 6-12 food store, freehold
- 7 eleven 2412 25398e, belmar
- 7 eleven 2412 34275b, neptune
- 7 eleven store 33061a, west long branch
- 7-11 store f 34686, manasquan
- 7-eleven 24247e, belmar
- 7-eleven 32660j, eatontown
- 7-eleven 32948b, neptune
- 7-eleven 41177a, long branch
- 7-eleven inc f, asbury park
- 7-eleven inc f 11019 11019f, freehold
- 7-eleven inc f 11032, ocean
- 7-eleven inc f 11049d, keyport
- 7-eleven inc f 23887 23887d, red bank
- 7-eleven inc f 24724c, sea bright
- 7-eleven inc f 34687a, asbury park
- 7-eleven inc f 36048a, wall township
- 7-eleven inc f 39464, keansburg
- 7-eleven inc-f 11044 11044f, spring lake
- 7-eleven store #41848a, freehold
- 7-eleven store 26572 26572b, long branch
- 7-eleven store 36063a, union beach
- 7-eleven store 39710a, freehold
- 7-eleven 27769f, holmdel
- 7-eleven inc f 11050c, little silver
- 7-eleven inc f 16090g, spring lake
- 7-eleven store #11022e 11022e, tinton falls
- 7-eleven store #18606f, ocean
- 7-eleven store #34375a, middletown
- 7-eleven store #38399a 38399a, atlantic highlands
- 7-eleven store #38532a 38532a, neptune
- 7-eleven store 11034f, long branch
- 7-eleven store 11040c 11040c, belford
- 7-eleven store 2411 36883a, neptune
- 7-eleven store 2413 39663a, wall township
- 7-eleven store 34202b, matawan
- 7-eleven store 35863b, belford
- asbury avenue deli & convenience llc, asbury park
- bevacqua's deli, north middletown
- bray ave deli, north middletown
- cbs supermarket, keansburg
- circle k, highlands
- circle k, keansburg
- d&g fuel corp, keansburg
- dj's at asbury tower, asbury park
- ez quick food market, belford
- fourguru llc., farmingdale
- grover food & convenience, freehold
- j&s food mart, keyport
- k & k family llc dba country farm, asbury park
- kim all food store 2, freehold
- krauszer's, ocean
- krauszers food store, freehold
- lavya american grocery llc 257, hazlet township
- logy's grocery & deli, neptune
- long branch one stop, long branch
- lucky convenience store, howell
- main street deli & grocery, keansburg
- mini market, asbury park
- moksh convenience llc, farmingdale
- mr lopez grocery & deli ii, keansburg
- neptune 66, neptune
- oak hill deli llc, freehold
- one stop food store, belford
- pantry 1 food mart, howell
- papi's foodmarket, long branch
- pathway market, ocean grove
- plaza convenience, neptune
- quick stop food store, belmar
- rs fuel, morganville
- rug mill deli & convenience store, freehold
- sabi brothers llc, hazlet township
- shree hari food llc dba discount food store, asbury park
- snack shack, matawan
- speedway 3453, red bank
- speedway 3459, eatontown
- speedy mart, bradley beach
- sungate deli, port monmouth
- wawa 343, howell
- wawa 754, manalapan
- wawa 784, marlboro
- wawa 790, red bank
- wawa 8473, freehold
- wawa 909, cream ridge
- wawa 910, freehold
- wawa 917, manasquan
- wawa 929, wall township
- wawa 938, howell
- wawa 955, howell
- wawa 976, keyport
- welsh farms, highlands
- wawa 8303, neptune
- wawa 8306, leonardo
- wawa 8329, neptune
- wawa 993, manalapan
- wawa 996, tinton falls
- wawa store 8368, eatontown
- wawa store 8369, oakhurst
- wawa store 8417, hazlet
- wawa store 8443, hazlet
- wawa store 8450, eatontown
- wawa store 8460, middletown
- wawa store 8700, freehold
- welsh farm, long branch
- welsh farms, long branch
- welsh farms deli & convenience, ocean
- welsh farms deli & sub sandwiches, belmar
- welshfarms convenient store no, red bank
- wilson ave deli, port monmouth
- yug mart, keansburg
Combination Grocery/Other · 99
- 7-eleven store 39053a, belmar
- cvs 10046, long branch
- cvs 10062, morganville
- cvs 7069, hazlet
- cvs pharmacy 1088, matawan
- cvs pharmacy 2031, w keansburg
- cvs pharmacy 2868, tinton falls
- cvs pharmacy 431, eatontown
- cvs pharmacy 01946, freehold
- cvs pharmacy 10031, ocean township
- cvs pharmacy 10091, belmar
- cvs pharmacy 10363, howell
- cvs pharmacy 11012, middletown
- cvs pharmacy 1214, highlands
- cvs pharmacy 1240, manasquan
- cvs pharmacy 2015, freehold
- cvs pharmacy 2508, manalapan
- cvs pharmacy 2511, aberdeen
- cvs pharmacy 2547, morganville
- cvs pharmacy 862, marlboro
- cvs pharmacy inc 5461, manalapan
- cvs pharmacy inc 7182, oakhurst
- cvs/pharmacy 790, little silver
- dollar tree 1801, hazlet
- dollartree 10146, hazlet
- dollartree 10191, howell
- dollartree 10232, ocean
- dollartree 8758, manasquan
- deli discount depot, freehold
- dollar general 12121, west long branch
- dollar general 13067, neptune city
- dollar general 13830, eatontown
- dollar general 19185, belmar
- dollar general 20497, keansburg
- dollar general 21299, farmingdale
- dollar general 23183, cream ridge
- dollar general 23861, keyport
- dollar general 31639, howell
- dollar tree 1679, west long branch
- dollar tree 3057, ocean
- dollar tree 3784, freehold
- dollar tree 3793, wall township
- dollar tree 4692, aberdeen
- dollar tree 4893, holmdel
- dollar tree 5231, neptune
- dollar tree 594, morganville
- dollar tree 615, tinton falls
- dollar tree 6166, howell
- dollar tree 7447, atlantic highlands
- dollar tree 8619, manalapan
- dollar tree 8865, red bank
- family dollar 2103, neptune city
- family dollar 3966, north middletown
- family dollar 9044, oakhurst
- family dollar store 5112, asbury park
- family dollar store 5371, long branch
- long branch convenience, long branch
- ocean state job lot 558, freehold
- ocean state job lot 560, holmdel
- ouris market deal, oakhurst
- quick chek food stores 65, neptune
- quick chek food stores 81, middletown
- quick chek 123, highlands
- quick chek 147, morganville
- quick chek 151, howell
- quick chek 96, englishtown
- quick chek corporation 153, eatontown
- quick chek corporation 176, shrewsbury
- quick chek corporation 178, manalapan
- quick chek food stores 120, wall township
- quick chek food stores 75, hazlet
- quick stop one convenience, west long branch
- quickchek 180, eatontown
- quickchek 199, manalapan
- quickchek 217, neptune
- quickchek corporation 145, farmingdale
- the pork roll store 1, allentown
- uncle giuseppe's shrewsbury inc, tinton falls
- walgreens 07915, neptune
- walgreens 5200, neptune
- walgreens 00684, red bank
- walgreens 02706, little silver
- walgreens 04624, belford
- walgreens 04963, freehold
- walgreens 05111, hazlet
- walgreens 05201, west long branch
- walgreens 05620, matawan
- walgreens 10861, howell
- walgreens 12441, englishtown
- walgreens 13698, freehold
- walgreens 13703, hazlet
- walgreens 13717, port monmouth
- walgreens 13722, howell
- walgreens 13862, manalapan
- walgreens 15557, red bank
- walgreens 19234, spring lake
- walgreens 19420, oakhurst
- walgreens 19748, belmar
- walgreens 19996, long branch
Medium Grocery Store · 18
- asbury farm, asbury park
- asbury meat, asbury park
- belmar food store inc, belmar
- brazilian meat boutique and more, long branch
- dollar volume, long branch
- freddy's on monmouth, oakhurst
- grande supermarket inc., long branch
- international mexican grocery & deli llc, oakhurst
- juquilita grocery 2, neptune
- khasky marketplace, long branch
- la china poblana, red bank
- la placita de long branch, long branch
- nature harvest farm market, middletown
- nature's warehouse, howell
- picks deli market, belmar
- rincon latino supermarket, red bank
- santamaria grocery, matawan
- supersavers market, red bank
Small Grocery Store · 6
- abuelita food market, bradley beach
- bill's corner store, asbury park
- el apache food inc, keyport
- juquilita grocery ii llc, bradley beach
- la juquilita grocery store, howell
- la michoacana manasquan llc, manasquan
Large Grocery Store · 5
- brazilian market llc, long branch
- exito fresh market, freehold
- fresh food mart inc., middletown
- keyport family market llc, keyport
- nella's bakery and meat market, long branch
Farmers' Market · 4
- asbury fresh, asbury park
- hazlet farmers market, hazlet
- howell farmers market, howell
- matawan farmers market, matawan
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- craft cuts butchery 2 corp., oakhurst
- eatontown 9061, eatontown
- godek's livestock & abattoir, marlboro
Seafood Specialty · 3
- rt 9 golden fish, freehold
- the fishing line, howell
- woolleys fish market 1, freehold
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 2
- j & s fruit exchange, farmingdale
- rt9 farmers market freehold, freehold
Showing 250 of 337 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in New Jersey
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Counties near Monmouth County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Monmouth County, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside NJ (34.1% here).
- Clinton County, MI · 34.1% low-access
- Clinton County, MI · 34.1% low-access
- Lincoln Parish, LA · 34.1% low-access
- Lincoln Parish, LA · 34.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside NJ (5.4% here).
- Seward County, NE · 5.4% SNAP
- Seward County, NE · 5.4% SNAP
- Jasper County, IN · 5.4% SNAP
- Jasper County, IN · 5.4% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Monmouth County inside a higher low-access state context
Monmouth County sits inside New Jersey (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
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